MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Tommy Nance
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tommy Nance.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Tommy Nance wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Javier Assad wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Javier Assad
93.2
Tommy Nance
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.6%
Tommy Nance
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
15.2%
Tommy Nance
25.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.5%
Tommy Nance
36.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.7%
Tommy Nance
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
8.4%
Tommy Nance
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.336
Tommy Nance
.317
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Javier Assad
2.806.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
Tommy Nance
2.806.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.68
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.111.36
now 1.27
1.29
Tommy Nance
1.111.36
now 1.18
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4031.60
now 14
22
Tommy Nance
4031.60
now 26
26
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0008.40
now 3
26
Tommy Nance
.0008.40
now 0
00

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
Hold · wait & seeTommy Nance — hold.conf 0.50
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